Comments on: The Virtue of Atheism http://bahairants.com/the-virtue-of-atheism-139.html A personal Baha'i blog. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:54:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Carmen http://bahairants.com/the-virtue-of-atheism-139.html#comment-48955 Carmen Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:10:44 +0000 http://bahairants.com/the-virtue-of-atheism-139.html#comment-48955 Ann wrote: "Until everyone is able to open their minds as well to the truth of where humanity is and wherre we need to go, we will be mired in the muck of hatred because of the division of religions: if we can let go of god and religion and focus on moral decisions, we will all benefit equally!" Atheism will free us from "the muck of hatred"? The record of some atheistic regimes suggests otherwise. A Christian friend has brought some interesting books and authors to my attention. For example, the famous philosopher and atheist Antony Flew, has abandoned his belief that there is no First Cause: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_Flew . There are a number of other very important contributions to this debate - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/083083446X/103-4773029-7871806?ie=UTF8&tag=accessresearc-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=083083446X" rel="nofollow">first</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gods-Undertaker-Has-Science-Buried/dp/082546188X/ref=pd_sim_b_title_1" rel="nofollow">another</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060858834/103-2386546-9549463?ie=UTF8&tag=accessresearc-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0060858834." rel="nofollow">this one</a> These are just a few sources for a more rigorous look at this issue. Carmen Ann wrote: “Until everyone is able to open their minds as well to the truth of where humanity is and wherre we need to go, we will be mired in the muck of hatred because of the division of religions: if we can let go of god and religion and focus on moral decisions, we will all benefit equally!”

Atheism will free us from “the muck of hatred”? The record of some atheistic regimes suggests otherwise.

A Christian friend has brought some interesting books and authors to my attention. For example, the famous philosopher and atheist Antony Flew, has abandoned his belief that there is no First Cause: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_Flew . There are a number of other very important contributions to this debate - first
and another and this one These are just a few sources for a more rigorous look at this issue.

Carmen

]]> By: anne greene http://bahairants.com/the-virtue-of-atheism-139.html#comment-522 anne greene Wed, 22 Nov 2006 00:08:16 +0000 http://bahairants.com/the-virtue-of-atheism-139.html#comment-522 I am so glad to see that you have included this article, and perhaps more will be willing to open their eyes and see the truth. Until everyone is able to open their minds as well to the truth of where humanity is and wherre we need to go, we will be mired in the muck of hatred because of the division of religions: if we can let go of god and religion and focus on moral decisions, we will all benefit equally! Thanks for the breath of fresh air! I am so glad to see that you have included this article, and perhaps more will be willing to open their eyes and see the truth.
Until everyone is able to open their minds as well to the truth of where humanity is and wherre we need to go, we will be mired in the muck of hatred because of the division of religions: if we can let go of god and religion and focus on moral decisions, we will all benefit equally!
Thanks for the breath of fresh air!

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